Hinge for casement-windows.



BYE.

HFNGE FOR CASEMENT WINDOWS. AFPLICATlbN man NOV- 1. 1911.

1,268,678. PatentedJune L1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

BYE. HINGE FOR-CASEMENT WINDOWS.

APPLICATION man NOV- 1. 1911.

1,268,678. Patented June 4, 1918,

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

HINGE FOR CASEMENT-WINDOWS.

Application filed November 1, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW BYE, a citizen of the United States, residin at Butte, in the county of Silver Bow an State of ontana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinges for Casement- Windows; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of t e invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in hinges for casement windows and'mhas for its object to provide a simply constructed and inexpensive, yet a highly efiicient and durable inge which will permit the sash to be turned completely around so that its outer side may be cleaned from the interior of the building, provision being made whereby the hinge may operate as a common form of hinge when opening and closing the window in the usual manner.

With the foregoing general object in View, the invention resides in eertain'novel features of construction and unique combinations of parts to be hereinafter fully described and claimed, the descriptive matter being supplemented by the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification and in which Figure 1 is an outer side elevation of a casement window showing the application of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the plane of the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, with the window closed;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section showing the sash swung open; and

Fig. 4 is yet another horizontal section illustrating the sash reversed for cleaning its outer side.

In the drawin s above briefly described, the numeral 1 (Fesignates the frame of. a casement window, whereas 2 has reference to the horizontally swinging sash thereof, these parts being of the usual or any preferred constructlon. The improved hinges 3 are employed at top and bottom and since the construction of both is the same, only One will be illustrated and described in detail.

A flat vertical hinge leaf 4 is secured by screws or the like 5 to the inner side of the frame 1 adjacent one edge of the sash 2, the outer edge of said leaf extending beyond the frame and being bent to form vertically Specification of Letters Patent.

however, the

Patented June 4t, 1918. Serial No. 199,707.

alined hinge knuckles 6 which aline with similar knuckles 7 carried by one .end of an L-shaped horizontal arm 8 of flat formation, said arm having a long horizontal reach and a short vertical reach contacting with the outer side of the sash as shown clearly in Fig. 2, said long 'reach extendin alon one horizontal rail of the sash and said short reach along one vertical rail. A vertical pin 9 is passed through the alined knuckles 6 and 7 so that the arm 8 is hingedly mounted upon the plate 4 for horizontal turning. In most. cases the arm 8 will be stamped to provide a stiffening rib 8'.

he inner. end of the arm 8 is bent to form vertically spaced hinged knuckles 10 alining with a central knuckle 10. on a second hinge leaf 11, said leaf 11 being secured by screws or the like 12 to the sash 2, substantially midway between the vertical edges of the latter. A pin 13 is passed through the knuckles 10 an 10 to hingedly connect the hinge leaf 11 with the arm 8, and in most cases this pin will be removable, but it is obvious that it may well be in the form of a rivet if required. By providing a removable pin, however, the hinges may be more readily applied to the frame. i

A turn button 14 is provided for holding the arm 8 fiat against the outer side of the sash 2, said button being in the form of a rigid lateral finger carried on the outer end of a short shaft 15 which passes through the hinged edge of the sash in the angle between the short and long reaches of the arm 8, the inner end of said shaft being provided with a suitable handle 16 whereby it may be turned at will, and if occasion should demand, it will be obvious that suitable provision could well be made for looking said shaft against rotation. By locating the shaft 15 as shown, the finger 14 may operate over both the long and short reaches of 'arm 8 and will not therefore have to be set in any particular position to become effective.

When the turn button 14 is in operative position as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the hinge Will operate in the usual manner to permit the opening of the sash as is illustrated more particularly in Fig. 3. When, button 14 is released, the sash may be completely reversed upon the hin e at the inner end of the arm 8, as featured in Fig. 4. It will thus be clear thatthe outer side of the window may be washed as easily i as the inner side, and after the Washing operation, all

parts may be restored to their initial positions and so held by the turn button 14, which may contact with either the short or long reach of the arm 8.

I claim:

A window sash hinge comprising an IL- shaped arm having a short vertical reach adapted to extend along one vertical rail of the sash and a long horizontal reach to extend along one horizontal rail of said sash, a

plate adapted to be secured to the horizontal rail of the sash and hinged on a vertical axis to the free end of said long reach, a second plate adapted to be secured to the Window frame and hinged to said short reach meaevs along the outer edge of the latter, a horizontal shaft adapted to pass through the sash in the angle between said short and long reaches, a laterally extendin rigid finger on the outer end of said sha t adapted for contact with the outer surface of either reach,

witnesses.

ANDREW BYE.

Witnesses:

W. O. KEMPER, LOUIS FREUDENSTEIN. 

